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I believe there is still a memorial held every year at Pearl Harbor. Next year will be the 70th anniversary. I also think they commemorate those lost in the 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City. I see nothing wrong with continuing to mourn the passing of these innocent people in the years to come.
Come to think of it, we were still holding an annual service for the people who died on 2/26/1993 at the memorial for them that was on the WTC Plaza.
The 1993 victim's names are incorporated into the new memorial at the WTC.
I'm not a New Yorker. I' a Yorker though from York,Pa. I will never forget Sept 11. I can recall everything I was doing that day. I serve as a Vol firefighter. We got alerted about the attacks and was place on stand by for attacks against the Three Mile Island power plant. I remember the night of Sept 11 they announce on the news that they need Vol emergency personal and to call this 800 number and I did. I got a call the next morning and sept 13 I was at ground zero helping. I have a friend who was a FDNY firefighter who passed in the attacks. I felt it was my duty to help. my dept later held a boot drive to raise money for the families and the FDNY and plan to do another boot drive this coming spring and summer to help the children of 911.
I been to NYC several times after. Ground zero is the first place I visit and the last place i visit before i head back to Pa. This year was the first I been able to make it to hear the memorial service and to see the tribute in lights. and I must say that is a beautiful way to remember those.
As for the one post about not holding the memorial each year. I think that we should continue to hold that. We need to remember that day and most important we need to remember the thousands who life was taken. To not hold a service that day I think would be the worst thing ever. I had a chance to talk to a family member who lost someone in the attacks. no remains was found yet. And their words was that each year they attend the services it is like the get a chance to be with the one who parished and that they feel as if that person is apart of them that day more then any other day.
To me it was an honor to be there and be apart of it.
on a side not I will say that New Yorkers are very nice folks. every trip I make I always have a good time and meet many friendly nice people thanks again and God bless you all
For the first time I went downtown to the reading of the names. I didn't get there right away, but was there for the final two hours. I had never been able to attend due to work commitments but since it was a Saturday, I felt like it was something I should attend even though I didn't personally know any of the victims in the buildings and planes.
I walked through a lot of people from both sides of the mosque debate. I don't really have a view one way or the other towards it and am all for the freedom of protest, but personally I felt having protests on Sept. 11 was disrespectful to the families.
May God bless the lives lost on 9/11. American blood was shed that day, for the first time on American soil. God may forgive all his children, but I cannot forgive those responsible for the loss of my fellow Americans for the damage to my beautiful city.
This needs it's own thread, everyone should know what you saw in the market and on the street. Most have their head in a bag...
I am sorry for the horror you saw.
Some people have their heads in a bag, like that expression. You are so right and it's a shame.
For the first time I went downtown to the reading of the names. I didn't get there right away, but was there for the final two hours. I had never been able to attend due to work commitments but since it was a Saturday, I felt like it was something I should attend even though I didn't personally know any of the victims in the buildings and planes.
I walked through a lot of people from both sides of the mosque debate. I don't really have a view one way or the other towards it and am all for the freedom of protest, but personally I felt having protests on Sept. 11 was disrespectful to the families.
Not to me I see as defending the honor of the families of the victims of 9/11 not being disrespectful. The families weren't protested against the mosque in that area was protested against.
Not to me I see as defending the honor of the families of the victims of 9/11 not being disrespectful. The families weren't protested against the mosque in that area was protested against.
Some families, one group in particular, supports the mosque, but I think most agreed that using that day to protest anything is disrespectful to the memory of those lost.
Ironically, all the protesting, whether for or against the mosque, seems this year tp have drowned out the 9/11 conspiracy kids who show up every year and protest at the anniversary. Talk about disrespect--I actually once witnessed them screaming at an elderly woman who was a family member (the family members wear large badges with a picture of their dead person) chanting that she was a "shill for Cheney" because she called them idiots and told them to go away. In more recent years it seems the police have kept them a block or so further away.
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